Tattoos on the Heart.

Louisa smiled when Zacky kissed her forehead, closing her eyes as she snuggled into his side. The next morning, she was aware of Matt and Jenna moving around in the apartment, but it wasn't quite enough to wake her up. She didn't wake up until the front door opened and shut, stretching out her legs as she yawned. "Mmm, good morning, darlin'," Louisa mumbled, looking over at Zacky. She snuggled a bit closer to him, trying to catch a peek at his phone screen. "Finally doing some work, I see?" she teased, seeing that he was checking his email. She knew was sure the work of a professional musician was never really done. Even when they weren't writing or touring, there were meet and greets, things to sign, and music videos to film. And of course Zacky had his clothing line, so Louisa was sure he had some work to do with that, too. "When Matt and Jenna get back, I'm gonna have to have a serious talk with them about fucking being quiet when they're getting ready," Louisa grumbled, glancing at the clock as she reached for the remote. "Seriously, I know Matt's sort of a big guy, but does he really need to fucking stomp everywhere he goes? And I don't know what he did to that stupid dog to make him whine the way he did. It's way too early to be awake on a Saturday," she finished with a playful huff, tossing her arm over Zacky's chest. Since it was the weekend, she didn't open the shop until one in the afternoon, which meant she might be able to get a nap in before she had to go into work, if she got the chance. She did need to take a shower and do a little grocery shopping before she went to work though, so she doubted. "So darlin', tell me about this awards show you've got coming up," Louisa started, propping herself up on one elbow to look at Zacky. "What award are y'all up for? And how fancy should I plan to dress? Because I don't have anything super fancy, I might have to plan a shopping trip with Jenna."

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While Jenna went to toss the towel in the hamper and pull her underwear on, Matt turned onto his side and closed his eyes. He could've sworn he almost heard Jenna say that she loved him, but that couldn't be what he heard. Could it? Matt would admit that he liked Jenna quite a bit, but love? It was a little too early for that, even for how well their relationship was going. But at least she'd stopped herself before she actually said it out loud, because then Matt wouldn't have been able to ignore it. The next morning he woke up when he felt something flicking his nose, groaning as he opened his eyes. Honestly, this was like the second morning in a row that she'd woken him up this way. "I'm up, I'm up," Matt said, sliding his legs over the side of the bed. He yawned as he stood up, stretching before going over to the bag he'd brought. He quickly changed clothes before lacing up his running shoes and turning to Jenna. "Alright baby girl, you ready to go?" he said. "You're the expert on this area, so where should we go? Loop the block? Run a trail? It's up to you." He headed towards the door, stumbling forward a little when his foot caught on something. For a second he wondered what it was, but the high-pitched whining told him exactly what he'd tripped over. "Goddamn dog, get out from underneath my feet!" Matt hissed. He couldn't wait until Pirate was big enough that he could see him at all times. "Alright Jen, let's get going before I accidentally kill your dog or he kills me," Matt said.

Zacky was just finishing up an email and pressing send as Louisa began to stir. He looked over and smiled down at her, laughing when she mentioned that he was finally doing some work. "Yeah, I've been lacking the last week or so," he told her, putting his phone on his nightstand. "Good morning, princess," he murmured, leaning down and kissing her softly. He laughed a she began to rant about Matt and Jenna waking her up and making a lot of nosie. "They she rather loud," he told her. "You should definitely hit Matt over the head with a frying pan or something. It'll teach him a very valuable lesson." Zacky smirked at the thought, snickering a bit. Matt usually had to common courtesy for when people were sleeping or trying to sleep st least. "On tour he's always the first one up for some ungodly reason, even after a long night of partying. Do you think he'd try to be quiet and let everyone else sleep? Hell fucking no. He's always out in the front of the bus playing call of duty or something and making a shit ton of noise.," Zacky shook his head and huffed, getting himself all worked up. He laid his hand on her arm, rubbing his thumb against her skin. He thought about her question about the awards for a moment, biting his lower lip. "Well, you don't have to go all out fancy. You do have to be red carpet ready, all eyes on you and what not. I'd wear a real nice fancy dress. Something to show off those amazing legs of yours," he told her with a smirk. "We were nominated for best music video or something I think? I'm not sure, Matt knows all the details. It's exciting and all but I'm not a big fan of awards ceremonies. It's all rigged half the time anyways." Zacky may think that now, but if he won then he wouldn't give a damn if the awards were really rigged or not.

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Jenna quickly laced up her shoes, standing up and nodding to Matt with a grin. "I'm ready," she told him with a nod. She saw coming before it even happened though, Matt tripping over Pirate and making him yelp. "Don't yell at him!" She hissed, bending down and picking him up. "He only had one eye, you know. He can't see as good as you can." Jenna coddled Pirate, giggling as he licked her cheek. She went over and put him in his little play area, where she put a bunch of stuff up to block him from going anywhere. She filled up his food and water bowls, grabbing her own water bottle when she was done. "Alright, there's a park just down the street I love to go to and run the trail. Let's go," she told Matt, leaving the apartment and leading him down to the park. Outside of the trail, Jenna began to stretch, not wanting to get any cramps while she was running. "Whoever gets to the end of the trail and back first, wins," she told Matt. "Ready, set, go!" Jenna laughed as she took off down the trail, running as fast as her legs could carry her. She had a feeling she was going to lose anyways, since Matt had longer legs than she did. But the adrenaline rush she got from this was well worth it. The more she pushed her legs the more she could feel the burn and she loved it. She had missed it the past few days and she remembered why she wen every morning. She couldnt let Matt distract her and stop her from her morning runs. At least now she knew she could go on runs with him in the morning anyways. It was a good thing to bond over.

"Well when he comes back I'll be waiting for him with the cast iron skillet my grandma gave me," Louisa laughed. She listened to Zacky talk about the awards ceremony, laughing again when he said something about her having amazing legs. "Amazing legs, me? That's funny, darlin'," she said. "Jenna's the one with amazing legs. Me, I just have amazing tits." She giggled as she leaned up to kiss Zacky softly on the lips. "And I don't think the awards ceremony is rigged, because if it was y'all wouldn't even be nominated," she teased. "I'm kidding! If the rest of the guys are even half as talented as you are, I'm sure y'all sound amazing. Speaking of that, I can't wait until I finally get to see y'all perform. I bet you look sexy as hell up there, strutting around on stage. And of course I get to look at your cute little butt the entire time." Louisa reached down to give Zacky's ass a playful little squeeze as she kissed him again. "So did you want some breakfast, darlin'?" Louisa asked softly, pulling away just a bit. "I can cook something if you're hungry." Now that she'd mentioned it, Louisa was pretty hungry herself, but she was so comfortable she didn't want to get up unless Zacky wanted her to cook something.

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"Just because I can see better doesn't mean I can see his tiny ass in the dark," Matt grumbled. He followed Jenna outside and down to the trail, gasping when she just took off running. "Cheater!" Matt called after her, starting off at a run. He caught up with her pretty easily, slapping her ass as he ran past her. "It's funny how you thought you could outrun me, baby girl," Matt said, turning around and running backwards so that he could look at Jenna. He couldn't remember the last time he'd gone running with someone else, and it was actually pretty nice. After a minute or so, Matt turned around so that he wouldn't trip and fall, keeping a nice pace as he kept running. "Got a good view, baby girl?" Matt called over his shoulder, smirking. "I do remember you saying something about how you liked my ass." He stuck his tongue out at Jenna before he took off at a full run, quickly making it to the end of the trail. He immediately turned around, slapping Jenna's ass again as he passed her. "Looks like you might be the one cooking breakfast, baby girl," Matt teased.

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Zacky laughed. As painful as that probably would be, that would be one hell of a sight to see if Louisa tried to hit Matt with her cast iron skillet. He raised a brow when she tried to deny the fact that she had amazing legs, shaking his head. "You do in fact have amazing tits, but you also have some amazing fucking legs. Don't argue, just accept it," he told her with a nod. He smirked as she told him that she couldn't wait to actually watch him perform. "Well, you may be able to at the awards show. I don't know the full details, just that I'm going and so are you." Zacky nodded at the mention of breakfast, immediately getting up and out of bed, putting his boxers and pants back on. He was definitely hungry and the thought of food was making his stomach growl. "I would love some food right about now." He made his way out of the bedroom, going to the bathroom to do his morning business since he had yet to go this morning. When he was finished he flushed the toilet and washed his hands. He made his way to the kitchen, leaning against the counter and watching Louisa move about the kitchen. "Want some help?" he asked her, biting his lower lip. He would certainly help her if she wanted it, but she seemed so in control and on the zone in her kitchen there, he totally didn't want to intrude or something crazy like that.

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Jenna huffed as Matt ran right passed her. She laughed and shook her head as she watched him run backwards. "You're going to trip and fall if you keep that up," she told him. She pushed herself a little harder, though it didn't seem to be helping much. Her legs just weren't long enough. She was pissed as hell for being so short. She ignored everything else Matt said, smirking as she finally started to catch up with him at the very end. She wasn't going to win by any means, so instead of slowing down she took the opportunity she had when Matt started to slow by jumping on his back. "Since I lost you can totally give me a piggy back ride back to the apartment. After all I am going to be making you some breakfast. That's if Louisa hasn't started making some already. You better hurry though, Zacky might be eating it all and we'll be left with nothing," she said with a small gasp. She bucked her hips up, digging her knees into his sides. "Giddy up, horsey!" she called out, laughing like an idiot. Jenna pointed in the air, towards the way home. "To the apartment!"

Louisa laughed when Zacky told her not to argue with him about having amazing legs. "Alright, Mr. Bossy Pants," she teased. When Zacky said that he wanted some breakfast, Louisa nodded her head and got out of bed, pulling on the rest of her clothes before she went to the kitchen. She decided she would try and make Zacky as close to an authentic southern breakfast as possible, so she got some bologna out of her fridge and some oil and a box of grits mix from the small pantry. She started some oil in a skillet for the bologna before grabbing a stick of butter and putting it in a pot to melt for the grits. Louisa didn't even realize that Zacky had joined her in the kitchen until he spoke, and when he asked if he could help, she thought for a second before she answered. "Well I guess we could probably use some sort of bread with breakfast, so you can make some toast if you want," she told him. "The toaster and bread are both in the pantry." When the oil was hot enough, Louisa put in a few slices of bologna, smiling at the familiar sound of the meat popping in the hot oil. It reminded her of weekend mornings at her grandparents' house, when she and brothers and sister got up early to watch cartoons and her grandma would cook them breakfast. "How's that toast coming over there, darlin'?" Louisa asked, glancing over at Zacky with a grin. "We need to hurry up and eat before Matt and Jenna get home, because I didn't make enough for them, too." Louisa laughed as she pulled the fried bologna from the skillet and sat them on a paper plate, quickly stirring the grits into the butter and water. "Viola!" she exclaimed as she took the pot off of the burner. "One bona-fide southern breakfast, darlin'. Fried bologna and grits with butter. My grandma used to cook this for us all the time when I was little. Oh, and of course we can't forget the toast prepared by my cute little Yankee," she teased.

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Matt managed to stay ahead of Jenna for the rest of the time, so as he reached the end of the trail they'd started on, he started to slow down a little. "Hey!" he exclaimed, feeling a heavy weight on his back. "A piggy back ride?" Matt laughed, locking his arms underneath her legs. He supposed he could do that for her since she was going to be cooking him breakfast. When Jenna dug her knees into his shoulders, Matt grunted, pinching the inside of her thigh as he headed off to the apartment. "Keep doing that and your horsey might revolt and buck you off," he teased. "Because I don't think this is what they meant by save a horse, ride a cowboy." Matt hitched Jenna up a little further on his back as he walked back to the apartment, setting her down when he reached the bottom of the staircase that led up to their apartment. "Alright baby girl, horsey ride is over," he said, straightening out his shirt. "Because I'm not carrying you up these stairs. Now, let's go see if Zacky has eaten all the food yet." Matt hurried up the stairs and into their apartment, sighing when the warmth hit him. He hadn't really felt the cold outside, but the difference in temperatures was still more than noticeable. He glanced into the kitchen, seeing that Louisa had cooked something, but it didn't look like there was any food left. "Zacky, you fatass, you ate all the food!" Matt shouted, hitting Zacky playfully in the back of the head. "Now Jenna has to cook. Sorry, baby girl."

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Zacky was practically drooling at the mouth at the sight and smell of the cooking before him. He could not wait to devour all of that goddamn food. He beamed when Louisa told him that he could make the toast, quickly pulling out the toaster and loaf of bread. He put a few slices in the toaster, pushing down the button and drumming his fingers along the counter as he waited for it to be done. At the mention of Matt and Jenna being here his eyes widened. "Jesus, we need to hurry, I so don't want to share," he said, bouncing on his heels. He jumped a mile into the air and cursed as the toast popped, shaking his head and putting it on a plate and setting it on the table. He grabbed the butter and everything else, setting it on there as well as he set the table. He sat down, rubbing his hands together as he waiting for Louisa to finish cooking. "This smells and looks so delicious, princess," he told her when it was finished, looking down at the made plate before him. He immediately began scarfing down his food, groaning at how good it was. He couldn't remember the last time he'd had a breakfast this good. Maybe when his grandma made him a full-blown Italian breakfast? But he definitely didn't want to tell Louisa that her breakfast made him think of his grandma. Zacky quickly finished his meal, leaning back in his seat and rubbing his stomach. "I think I may have eaten just a bit too fast," he said, sighing heavily. His eyes widened when Matt came in and hit him on the back of the head, cursing and rubbing the spot where the big meat head hit him. "Listen, y'all took to long. You should have run faster."

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Jenna laughed, shaking her head at Matt. She squeaked as he pinched her thigh, laughing even more at him. She felt so good that they went for a run. She felt so full of energy though she still could probably use a small nap. Nothing some good coffee and a nice breakfast wouldn't fix. She pouted as they reached the stairs, sliding off Matt's back and smoothing down her shirt. "Just for that I'm not giving you morning shower sex," she told him, making her way up the stairs. She headed down the hallway, following Matt into the apartment and instantly smelling Louisa's cooking. It smelled really good and she was a bit disappointed that there wasn't any left, but at the same time, she was kind of glad. All of that grease would have more than likely left her stomach tied in knots and that is so not what she needed today. "That's okay baby, we'll have a yummy breakfast of our own," she told Matt, patting his arm. She went into the kitchen, rummaging around and pulling out some fresh fruit, eggs, and turkey sausage. she cleaned up after Louisa, pulling out a couple of pans of her own and beginning to cook the eggs and the sausage. As she waited for the things to cook she grabbed a strawberry, popping it in her mouth and eating it. She loved fruit, it was one of her favorite things to eat in the morning, no matter what season it was.

Louisa smiled at Zacky's compliment, always glad to hear someone say they liked her cooking. "I'm glad you're so excited, darlin'," she said. She fixed Zacky a plate, setting it in front of him before fixing one for herself and sitting down at the table. She'd barely finished three-fourths of her food by the time Zacky had finished all of his. "I think you did, too," Louisa laughed when he whined about eating too fast. "I wasn't gonna take any from you, you could've slowed down a little." She looked up when Matt and Jenna came into the apartment, snickering a little when Matt smacked Zacky on the back of the head, her eyes widening when she heard Zacky say the word 'y'all'. "Oh my God, you said y'all, darlin'!" she exclaimed. "I think I'm rubbing off on you." She flashed him a grin as she finished off her breakfast, getting to her feet and taking both of their plates to the sink. "I think I'm gonna go take a quick shower," Louisa announced, rinsing the plates off. She looked over at Jenna, who was cooking breakfast for herself and Matt. "I thought we'd probably open up the shop around noon? I don't think we have any appointments before then. And walk-ins, well they can just wait until they can walk in." Louisa laughed at her lame little joke, going over to give Zacky a short kiss before she headed down the hall to get some clean clothes to put on.

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Matt's attention was definitely captured when he heard Jenna sat something about not giving him morning shower sex. "What, hey, that's not fair!" he whined playfully. "I just carried you all the way home, I think I deserve a little reward." He actually laughed out loud when Zacky said the word y'all, because it just sounded so weird coming out of the guitarist's mouth. "Zack's turning into a little redneck," he joked, sitting down at the table. He propped his feet up on the empty seat, watching Jenna as she started pulling out the stuff to make their breakfast. "I'd say things are already looking pretty damn yummy, baby girl," Matt said, his eyes focused on Jenna's ass. "Toss me a strawberry." Once Jenna had tossed him a piece of fruit, Matt reached over and waved it in Zacky's face, laughing when the guitarist went cross-eyed trying to look at it. "See Zack, this is what a healthy breakfast looks like," he taunted, laughing as he ate the strawberry. "You keep eating like that and not going to the gym and what? You'll lose your sex appeal and then your little redneck won't want to fuck you anymore." Matt got to his feet, going over and resting his chin on Jenna's shoulder, looking at what she was cooking. "Everything looks really good, Jen," he said, kissing her on the cheek. "You need any help with anything?"

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Zacky rubbed his chin as he browsed the frozen goods section of the grocery store, wondering what he could possibly get himself now. He was finally making it to the grocery store after all this time. He was actually pretty proud of himself. Besides, he needed to keep himself occupied and his mind off the fact that Louisa was tattooing one of the madden twins today. He still wasn't too happy with that. But there wasn't really anything he could do about it, was there? He sighed as he threw a couple of TV dinners into his cart, going over to the frozen veggies and throwing some bags in there to for the nights he was by himself. Eventually, he moved on to the fresh stuff, getting himself some meats and all of that fun stuff. He was really trying to get healthy things since everyone was constantly picking on him. Louisa may love him the way he was and that was all that should matter, but he did really need to watch what he ate and stay healthy. He didn't need to be a sweaty, wheezing mess up on stage whenever they performed. He needed to stay fit. Zacky hummed softly to himself as he continued throughout the store, picking up some snacks. The really unhealthy kind to. He had to satisfy his cravings somehow. He probably had about three hundred dollars in groceries, easy. He went into the checkout line, buying all his things before going out to his car and loading it all up. He got in his car after putting his car away, starting it up and driving himself home. When he got home he carried all of his things in, setting the bags on the floor and the counter, letting the dogs outside since they obviously had to go. "Jesus, this is a lot of stuff," he mumbled to himself with a sigh. He leaned against the counter as he stared at it all, knowing he really couldn't procrastinate in putting it away since he had stuff that needed to go in the freezer and the fridge. "I wonder what Matt and the rest of the guys are up to," he said, beginning to put things away in the freezer.

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Jenna was super excited for work today. Not that she wasn't excited any other day, but today she got to tattoo one of the Madden twins. She probably cleaned her tattoo station a million times to make sure it was in tip-top shape. For when they came. She and Louisa probably also spent the entire night before cleaning the parlor over and over again to make sure it was in pristine condition. They wanted everything to be perfect. Jenna furrowed her brow as she sat down at her chair, scratching the back of her neck. She knew that Matt was famous and she was even a huge fan of his band. Yet she didn't clean and freak out as much as she was now. What was the big deal? She sighed and shook her head, not worrying herself over it. Maybe it was because deep down she knew that Matt was special and they were going to hit it off really well. "I'm so nervous, what If I sneeze and mess something up," she freaked out, holding her face in her hands as she looked at Louisa. She jumped as Pirate began to bark, looking over and seeing that the twins had pulled up, the both of them getting out of the car. "Oh boy, here we go," she mumbled, getting up and huffing as she picked up Pirate. He was just getting so big, it was getting a bit difficult to pick him up anymore. Jenna walked over and put him in his little doggy playpen since she didn't want him running around the shop and annoying anyone right now. "Hi, guys!" she greeted the twins as they came in, biting her bottom lip hard. She lead one of the twins back to her station, pulling out her sketch of his tattoo and showing it to him. She beamed at how excited he was over it, her confidence sky rocketing and her anxiety levels lowering. She could totally do this, it was going to be okay.

"I think you need to chill out a little, Jenna," Louisa said, laughing as she watched the other girl. She didn't really have room to talk though, since she was pretty nervous herself. Whichever Madden twin she was working on was technically the first high profile she'd had, since on Zacky she'd only done something little. And she'd already been sleeping with him, so that helped a little, too. "They're going to love our work! Especially yours. I mean, seeing the chest piece you did on Matt was the reason they even came to us in the first place." Louisa spun around in her chair, glancing at the clock. She couldn't remember exactly what time the Madden twins were supposed to be here, but when Pirate started to bark, she knew they were here. She slid out of her seat, grabbing her phone from the counter as she lead Joel back to the station she used for walk-ins. "So are you nervous?" Louisa teased as she started getting everything ready. Joel just laughed, since he obviously wasn't, given the tattoos that already littered his skin. She handed him the sketch she'd done, grinning when he said he liked it. If there was one thing she was confident about, it was her artwork. "Let's get this show on the road, then," she said, picking up her tattoo gun.

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"Bella, stop," Matt said, shoving the dog away from his face. She was immediately back in his face, trying to lick him, and he shoved her away again. "Knock it off! I'm trying to play Call of Duty." Matt knew there were much more productive things he could be doing, but he really didn't feel like it. He probably needed to go grocery shopping, but he could do that later, after he fucking wasted these little kids on Team Deathmatch. Not that he particularly wanted to go to the grocery store, but his mom was expecting him to bring a side dish to Thanksgiving next week. For a little while, he wondered if it would be weird to invite Jenna to his family's dinner. They hadn't been dating for that long, but he remembered her saying something about not really being close to her family and he hated to think of Jenna being alone on Thanksgiving. He supposed the least he could do was suggest it to Jenna and just leave it up to her on whether or not she wanted to tag along. He'd wait until she decided before he brought it up to his parents, because he hadn't even mentioned to them that he was seeing someone new.

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Zacky groaned loudly and plopped down onto the couch once he was done putting all of his groceries away. That was a full workout in itself. He couldn't believe how much shit he actually bought. Now that he thought about it, he probably needed to go to Walmart or Target or something to get some health and beauty aids. Like stuff other than food. Zacky huffed and rolled off of the couch, getting back onto his feet. But did he really want to go to the store again? He just came from the store. Maybe Matt wanted to get together and cause some trouble or something, or maybe even Jimmy. First, he'll hit up Matt since he was the one that lived the closest. Hey meathead, what are you doing? Anything worthwhile or are you nerfing innocent little kids at that COD game again? Listen, I'm pretty bored and need to keep my mind off the fact that Louisa is tattooing fucking Benji Madden. Or is it Joel? Yeah, I can't remember which one. Let's get together and hang out. I'll be at your house in five. Zacky sent the text, rounding up the dogs and locking up before getting in his car and heading on over to Matt's. It was a pretty short drive, since he only lived a few blocks over. How that happened Zacky would never know. It was a total coincidence. They ended up buying their houses without one another knowing.

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Jenna made small talk with Joel. He was actually a pretty awesome guy. He was making Jenna laugh every couple of minutes that was for sure. She bit down on her bottom lip to stifle back a giggle from some lame joke he was telling, shaking her head and telling herself not to give in and laugh as she laid out the ink on her tray. "I'm not giving you the satisfaction of that horrible joke," she told him with a shake of her head. Though the look on his face just kind of did it for her and it just ended up making her snort out a very unattractive laugh, which made her laugh even more. She took a few deep breaths to calm herself down before she began to start on his tattoo, trying to get serious. She didn't want any tears in her eyes, she had to be able to see. Jenna started asking Joel about his band and his career, though every time she did he sort of steered the subject away from himself and more towards her and Matt. Jenna tried to not talk about it as much as she could since it really wasn't any of his business.

"Sounds like a plan to me," Benji said, laughing.

Louisa had him lay his arm on the table and she started on the tattoo, starting with the outline. The tattoo wasn't too complicated and it was completely black and white, so they should be done in two hours, tops. She made small talk with Benji while she was doing the tattoo, just like she did with all of her clients. They talked about his band, of course, and he asked her about owning the tattoo shop and where she'd went to school. She could talk about the University of Alabama for days, especially when it came to the football team. But to Louisa, it also sort of seemed like he was flirting with her. It wasn't that she necessarily minded the flirting, she just didn't like that he was trying to flirt with her when she was sure he knew she was dating Zacky. And as soon as she offhandedly mentioned that Zacky was her boyfriend, Benji's flirting backed off noticeably. "Alright, why don't you tell me what you think?" Louisa asked, setting her tattoo gun aside. She reached for the supplies she would use to clean Benji's tattoo while he looked at it. When he said that he liked it, she grinned. "Always music to my ears," she said. "Anyway, I'm sure I don't need to give you an aftercare sheet? You know the drill. Clean it with antibacterial soap, apply a thin layer of Aquaphor, all that jazz."

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"Yes, die little bitch," Matt said into his headset. He heard his phone vibrate on the coffee table, but since he was in the middle of a match, he didn't answer it. The game was almost over, anyway, he could look at it in a minute. The match had just ended when there was a knock on his door, and Matt looked over in confusion. Who the hell was here? He turned off his Xbox and put away his headset and controller before he went to answer it, rolling his eyes when he saw Zacky. "Why is it always me you bother?" he asked the rhythm guitarist, shutting the door behind him when he came inside the house. "I mean, I know we live close to each other, but damn." He sat back down on his couch, reaching for the TV to turn it back to regular television. "So what brings you over here, Zack?" he asked, flipping through the channels. "Couldn't stand to be away from your precious little redneck princess?" He laughed at Zacky as he finally decided on a show. "You guys are like fucking teenagers, I swear to God. What are you going to do when she leaves to go home in like three days?"

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Zacky didn't get a text back from Matt on the way to his house, though that didn't stop him from going up to the door anyways. Since he didn't text him back he decided to knock instead of waltzing right on him, deciding to at least have a bit of courtesy. Zacky snickered as he walked into Matt's house as he answered the front door, walking into the living room and plopping down onto the sofa. "What are you gonna do when Jenna leaves in three days too, huh? I heard them talking the other day, she might go with Louisa," Zacky said, sticking his tongue out at Matt. Zacky was dreading the day when Louisa flew back home for the holiday. He remembered the conversation they had of him possibly going with her but he was wondering if it was still too soon for that just yet. They hadn't talked about it since then. "I'll miss her, that's for sure, but it's not like I don't have anyone else to pester while she's gone," he told him, giving him a wink as he settled on a show. "You don't think Benji, Joel, whoever she's tattooing is trying to put the moves on her, do you? I'll totally tear their asses a new one if I find out them so much as look at her the wrong way," he grumbled, his blood beginning to boil just at the mere thought of it. He didn't want to sound possessive or anything, he just didn't want those stingy Madden brothers touching what was his. Or really any male for that matter.

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Jenna cleared her throat as she continued to work on Joel's tattoo, grinning when he mentioned how great of a job she did on Matt's chest piece. Jenna was glad to get on the topic of tattoos since Joel had gone through her Instagram when he saw the tattoo she had done on Matt. Jenna had to admit that she was pretty damn proud of that tattoo. Not just because of the canvas she had to work on but because she felt that it was probably the best work of art she had done yet. It came out so smooth and absolutely perfect, everything both her and Matt had visioned it to be. It didn't take long for Jenna to finish up Joel's tattoo, setting her gun down and having him go look at it in the mirror. While he was looking at his tattoo, she grabbed the supplies she needed to clean his tattoo, pulling her gloves off and grabbing her phone. She bit down on her bottom lip as she opened a new text window for Matt. I miss you.<3 she sent, sighing softly before setting her phone down. She pulled on a new pair of gloves as Joel sat back down, telling her that he loved her tattoo. "Perfect, that's what I love to hear," she told him, cleaning up his tattoo and putting some cling wrap on it. She gave laughed as she told him the basic care instructions, knowing he really didn't need to know it with the obvious tattoos that littered the rest of his skin. When he was ready, Jenna leads him up front to pay for his tattoo, pretty surprised with how quick time flew by. It was a relatively small tattoo so it didn't take much time at all. He only wanted to fill the small gap on his elbow to complete his sleeve on his right arm.

Once Louisa had put a little clingwrap on Benji's tattoo, she followed him into the lobby so that he could pay, seeing Jenna and Joel already there. "Katy, set these nice boys up for a payment, would you?" Louisa said, tapping her hands on the counter. "In the meantime, I need to get yall's pictures for the wall!" She'd finally gotten around to getting Matt and Zacky's pictures put up on the wall, and she'd even had them sign the pictures. She would have the Madden twins sign theirs too, just later. "I can't believe we have a celebrity wall, this so cool," Louisa said as she snapped their pictures. She grinned smugly. "And people always said an art degree wouldn't get me shit." Once everything was taken care of, the Madden twins left, waving as they walked out to their car. "Man, I can't believe we have four whole rockstar clients!" Louisa exclaimed, sitting down in the recliner in the lobby. "And what if they tell their rockstar friends and they come to use for tattoos. We could be famous Jen, do you know how cool that would be? Anyway, you wanna go get lunch? I'm starving."

From behind the counter, Katy laughed. "I think that coffee is finally hitting her."

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"No, Jenna can't leave, that's not fair," Matt whined. "I was thinking about inviting her to my parents' house for Thanksgiving." Why hadn't Jenna told him that she might be going home with Louisa for the holidays? It wasn't fair. "I'll fucking throat punch you if you come over here to bother me every day while Louisa is gone. And fuck, both of them had better keeps their hands and their eyes to themselves or I'll kick their asses." Matt trusted Jenna one hundred percent, it was the Madden twins he didn't trust. He knew that one of them had managed to steal away one of Zacky's ex-girlfriend's awhile back, and he wouldn't be surprised if they tried to do the same thing to Louisa or Jenna, because well, they were both hot as hell. Matt's phone vibrated on the coffee table and he reached for it, seeing that he had two messages, one from Zacky and one from Jenna. Since Zacky was sitting next to him, he ignored that message, clicking on the one from Jenna. I miss you too, baby girl. Matt that text and then quickly typed up another. So are you really going home with Louisa for Thanksgiving? He just had to know if Zacky was telling the truth or if he was just fucking around.

Zacky snorted at Matt as he shook his head. "And you say I'm bad? It's okay, Mattie-boy, you're just gonna have to use your left hand while she's gone." Zacky snickered as he smirked. He laughed as he watched Matt pick up his phone and begin to text with the most serious look ever on his face, obviously asking Jenna if what he was telling him was true. Zacky pulled out his own phone, deciding to see how things with Louisa were going and if she were done with that tattoo yet. Hey, princess. Are you finished tattooing flirtypants yet? he texted her, putting his phone in his lap. He chuckled as Bella hopped up onto the couch text to him, obviously wanting some attention. "Hey there, Bells," he greeted, scratching behind her ears. She started nudging him in the face with her snout, which made Zacky laugh. "What the hell," he laughed, trying to push her away. He wasn't sure what she wanted. To go outside, maybe? But Matt had the backdoor open for her to go out so that couldn't be it. She must just wasn't some major attention. "Okay, okay, get down," he told her, pushing her off of the couch. Zacky glared at the dog when all she did was jump back up and roll onto her back in his lap, begging for a tummy rub. "What the hell is wrong with your dog, shads? Did she get into the special brownies again?" He asked, shaking his head as he began to rub her stomach, which she was completely happy with. Zacky sighed heavily and shook his head, rubbing his temples. Dogs were just such a damn handful sometimes.

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Jenna giggled as Louisa came up front with Benji not to long after, having Katy ring both of the twins up. She watched as Louisa took a picture of the twins' tattoos, shaking her head at how excited the other girl was getting. She was a mess. Joel told Jenna that he wanted to book another appointment with her to touch up one of his tattoos, going over to Katy to book it after thanksgiving break. Jenna bit her bottom lip as she nodded, waving goodbye to the twins as they left. "You've had way to much coffee," she told Louisa, laughing and sitting down on the small couch in the lounge. She almost jumped a mile in the air when her phone went off in her back pocket not once, but twice. She reached back and pulled it out, seeing that she had two texts from Matt. "Wouldn't it be great if we could gain some sort of celebrity status like Kat Von D? Honestly, she's my hero," Jenna said with a huge sigh, shaking her head. That woman had had several of her own TV shows and her own make up line. Jenna would kill for that. She looked down at her phone, raising a brow when she read Matt asking if she was going with Louisa when she was going home for thanksgiving. "How the hell did he find out we were talking about me going with you back home for the holiday?" She said, shaking her head. "Oh, tubby," she said giving Louisa a look. They only had the conversation a small number of times and Zacky had been there a majaority of them. Well Louisa and I had discussed it a couple of times. I'm not really sure what I'm doing. It'll end up being a last minute decision. Jenna replied to Matt, sighing softly. "Weren't you thinking about taking Zacky with you for Thanksgiving?" She asked Louisa.

After taking pictures of the twins' tattoos, Louisa took their head shots to hang on the wall. She would have to go to Walmart later and get these printed out. "I haven't had too much coffee!" Louisa shouted. "I've only had one cup." Katy shot her a look from behind the counter and Louisa grinned sheepishly. "Okay two. But that's it, I swear." Feeling her phone vibrate in the pocket of her jacket, Louisa reached for it, nodding along to Jenna's rambling as she read the text message she had from Zacky. Yep, just finished! And he wasn't that bad. He really backed off when I mentioned that you were my boyfriend. I think he's scared of you, darlin'. She added a winking face and sent the message, stuffing her phone back into her pocket. When Jenna asked if she'd been planning on taking Zacky home with her for Thanksgiving, Louisa shook her head. "I haven't even mentioned it to her," she told Jenna. "I mean, it's way too soon to be introducing him to my family, don't you think? We've only been dating for like, a month and a half. I think I'll just wait and take him back this spring, when I go home for my sorority reunion. It'll be more fun then, because it'll be spring and it won't be so fucking cold outside. Ooh, I can take him to Gulf Shores!" Louisa exclaimed, the idea suddenly popping into her head. "I mean, I know he's been to the beach a million times, but Gulf Shores is so much fun. It would be really romantic too, just the two of us in a little beach side condo or something."

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Matt snorted. "Fuck you, use my right hand," he told Zacky. "Unlike you, I'm not some weirdo lefty. I'm normal." When Zacky pulled out his phone, obviously to text Louisa, Matt reached for his too, seeing that he had a message from Jenna that he'd missed. Well you should go, baby girl. I think it's great you have somewhere to go for the holiday. Since Jenna was considering going to Alabama with Louisa for Thanksgiving, Matt decided not to bring up the fact that he'd been thinking about inviting her to his parents' house. There was no reason to open up that can of worms if she already had somewhere to go. They could just wait to introduce her to his family. But they'd still probably find out about Jenna at Thanksgiving, because Matt's mom and aunts were nosy as fuck, and he knew they would interrogate him like crazy about whether or not he was seeing someone. "Fuck no, I haven't made any special brownies in forever," Matt said, laughing at Bella. "She just really wants attention, I guess. Ooh, speaking of which, I think I've got a little bud stashed away upstairs, we should totally make some special brownies. That would be a good way to waste some of the afternoon."

Zacky furrowed his brow and tilted his head to the side. "I thought everyone usually used their left hand anyways," he said with a shrug, patting Bella's stomach, which she seemed to like. He picked up his phone from the couch beside him as it went off, reading his text from Louisa. He was relieved to read that Benji laid off once he learned that she was his girlfriend. Damn straight he better be afraid of me. I'll rip his ass apart. I'm stronger and a lot tougher than I look you know. he replied, a smirk on his face. Zacky's eyes widened and lit up at the mention of some special brownies, smiling like a big idiot and nodding. "Yes, legs make some," he said as he gently pushed Bella off and got up. He followed Matt into the kitchen after he got his stash, pulling out the box of brownies and whipping them up. "It's been so long since I've done this, I can't even remember," he said, scratching the back of his neck. "You can do the rest, I got us this far with the brownies. Jimmy usually makes all of my edibles for me," Zacky said with a laugh. He sat down at the counter, watching Matt finish making the brownies and put them in the oven to bake. Zacky was probably way more excited for this than he should be. He just hoped that Louisa didn't get mad at him for eating pot brownies.

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Jenna stretched and let out a small yawn, shaking her head and laughing softly at Louisa. "You're officially banned from coffee," she told her. She opened up her text from Matt as her phone went off, sighing softly as she read it. Well if Matt was encouraging her to go then really she just might as well. It wasn't like this was her first time meeting Louisa's family or going down there to begin with so that wasn't the problem. She wasn't sure what was holding her back from going. Probably just Matt himself. She didn't want to leave him. It was okay though, it wasn't like she was never going to see him again. ill probably go. Don't worry, im not going to be alone for Thanksgiving. she sent with a smiley face, sighing heavily. She shook her head, looking over at Louisa and raising a brow. "Remember, you promised to take me to that sorority thing so I can see what little miss Louisa was like back in college. I cannot miss that for the world," she told her with a smirk, laughing. She had to see this whole sorority reunion thing. It was just so hard to believe that Louisa was even in something like that. "That would be totally romantic to take Zacky to Gulf Shores. I'm sure he'll really like it. Even if he has been to the beach a million times, it's still different then it is here," she told her, getting up and letting Pirate out of his play pen.

"You can't ban me from coffee, that's not fair," Louisa said, laughing. The only reason she'd had two cups this morning instead of just one was because she and Jenna had been up last night cleaning the shop in preparation for the Madden twins. When her phone vibrated, Louisa pulled it out, seeing that she had a message from Zacky. Aww darlin', well I don't think you'll have to do that. You're a lot cuter than he is, so you don't have much to worry about. She added a winking emoji and a kissy face one too before she sent the message to Zacky, stuffing her phone back into her pocket. "Don't worry, I won't forget about you!" Louisa shouted, laughing at Jenna. "I don't know why you're so eager to see what I was like in college, though. I really wasnt that different than I am now. I just had less tattoos. And a lot more alcohol." Louisa laughed, shifting around on the recliner. She was kind of excited to take Zacky back home to her sorority sisters, because she knew most of them would be fawning over him and telling her how good-looking and cute he was. Because well, he was. They'd probably do the same thing to Matt, if he ended up tagging along, too. What Louisa was nervous about was taking him home to her family. After Jay, she knew they would be super critical of any boyfriend she brought back home. But Zacky was so much different from Jay, that was apparent from the very beginning. So she hoped her family would like him.

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"I'm pretty sure most people use their dominant hand," Matt told him, wondering for a second why they were discussing masturbation techniques until he remembered that it was him and Zacky. He pulled out his phone when he felt it vibrate, reading over his text message from Jenna. Well as long as you're not, that's all that matters :) "Alright then, let's get started on these brownies, shall we?" Matt asked, rubbing his hands together. He went upstairs to get his stash, tossing the bag onto the counter and waiting for Zacky to make up the brownie batter. "Well Jimmy is the expert on edibles," Matt laughed. He didn't know how much to put in, she just estimated, mixing the bud into the batter. He put them in the oven, taking a seat at the kitchen table and pulling out his phone again to send another message to Jenna. Me and Zack are making some brownies, you want me to bring you one, baby girl? If Jenna decided she wanted one, then Matt would tell her they had a special ingredient, otherwise he really didn't think it was necessary to tell her. Not that he thought she would care or anything, it just wasn't something he wanted to blab all over the place. They already sort of had a reputation and he didn't want to give anybody anything to fuel that.

@ bonzer